Captain Whalley emerged like a diver on the other side, and in the desert shade between the walls of closed warehouses removed his hat to cool his brow. A certain disrepute attached to the calling of a landlady of a boarding house. These women were said to be rapacious,...
January 18, 2012
It hasn't even started accepting its first post-renovation guests yet, but London's grand Savoy may already be in trouble. The 120-year-old hotel is currently nearing the end of a £100m refurbishment; its doors were on track to reopen after 18 months at the end of the summer. Except now...
April 20, 2009
You can't chew gum or smoke in Singapore, but apparently the Raffles The Plaza can smoothly switch over to become the Fairmont Singapore without so much as a peep. Not only has this iconic property traded hands, but Fairmont is claiming the 769-room hotel as the flagship for their...
February 27, 2009
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